An emaciated 18-year-old girl arrives at the ER. Her blood pressure(BP)is 70/45mmHg,her heart rate(HR)is 54, her potassium is 2.8,and her bicarbonate is 40 mEq/L.The gir's mother report that she has lost 35kg in three months but she is still convinced that she is overweight.She eats very small amounts of low-caloric food every day.What other activity is the patient likely to have engaged in